Section 25189.6 Of Article 8. Enforcement From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 8.
25189.6
. (a) Any person who knowingly, or with reckless disregard
for the risk, treats, handles, transports, disposes, or stores any
hazardous waste in a manner which causes any unreasonable risk of
fire, explosion, serious injury, or death is guilty of a public
offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less
than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than two hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($250,000) for each day of violation, or by
imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by
imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal
Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Any person who knowingly, at the time the person takes the
actions specified in subdivision (a), places another person in
imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, is guilty of a
public offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of
not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each day of violation,
and by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of
the Penal Code for three, six, or nine years.